The NSW Government is facing renewed pressure to lift funding for community preschools after the Fair Work Commission backed a union push to increase wages
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Posted inEducation, Good News, Tamworth, What's on
Happy Lifesaver Day! New students settle in to UNE
UNE Tamworth’s unique, personalised, student support model will be front-and-centre at the University’s orientation day for local students and their families this month.
Posted inArmidale, Education
Stamped in time: UNE research features in new Australia Post stamp collection
Almost two decades of UNE research into a deposit of ancient fossils found at Emu Bay on South Australia’s Kangaroo Island has become the subject of a new limited edition stamp collection.
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Give your unused devices to help kids learn
New England businesses are being asked to donate unused devices to help kids learn as new data reveals a growing number of young Australians are returning to the classroom without access to a computer at home.
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Former UNE SRI boss to take helm of Country Universities Centre
University of New England SMART Region Incubator founding director Dr Lou Conway has been announced as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Country Universities Centre
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Academy scholarship opens new musical world for Tamworth’s Travis Mitchel Evans
A scholarship to The CMAA Academy of Country Music has opened a whole new musical world to Tamworth’s Travis Mitchel Evans.
Posted inLocal News, Parenting and kids, School News
Slow down and stay alert as school returns in the New England
School zones across the New England have resumed this week as students and teachers begin returning for the 2026 school year.
Posted inEducation, Grants and funding, Gunnedah
Gunnedah scholarship winners announced
Thirty-one young people are getting a headstart in their tertiary pursuits thanks to the Gunnedah Community Scholarship Fund (GCSF).
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Bells to ring at new Christian school in Armidale this time next year
Enrolments are now open for a new Christian school catering for both primary and secondary students set to open in Armidale this time next year.
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NEGS adds open morning to sporting excellence weekend
The New England Girls’ School has added campus tours to a weekend focused on sporting excellence, announcing an Open Morning and Sports Trials day to be held on Friday, 13 February.